. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. SAN FKANCISCO, SATURDAY. AUGUST 25, 1883. BOWING. Courtney's Queer Movements. A correspondent of the Boston Herald comments as follows on Courtney and other prominent oarsmen, before the Wat- kin's Regatta: "Courtney since his arrival here has kept very quiet. He is stopping at his sister's house, in an out of the way street, and callers who expected to find, him at the hotel where he is registered are uniformly disappointed. His boathouse is also in a retired spot, a storehouse on the west side of the lake, and the doors are carefully guarded against intr
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. SAN FKANCISCO, SATURDAY. AUGUST 25, 1883. BOWING. Courtney's Queer Movements. A correspondent of the Boston Herald comments as follows on Courtney and other prominent oarsmen, before the Wat- kin's Regatta: "Courtney since his arrival here has kept very quiet. He is stopping at his sister's house, in an out of the way street, and callers who expected to find, him at the hotel where he is registered are uniformly disappointed. His boathouse is also in a retired spot, a storehouse on the west side of the lake, and the doors are carefully guarded against intruders. AU the other scullers occupy a boathouse in com- mon, half a mile or so away, and the contrast has been gener- ally remarked. It has even been rumored that Courtney would not row, but he declared to-night that he would, and, moreover, would do his best to win. He is in capital condi- tion. Before leaving home he pulled three miles in 19m. 35s., according to several stop watches that were held over him. Since his arrival here he has rowed over the course in 20m. 10s., several gentlemen by request timing him, in order, as he said, to show that he is not "the played out sculler" that some of the newspapers have called him. He has posi- tively declined to be interviewed on the boat-sawing business at Chatauqua, and has made no public reference to the charges Hanlan brought against him. He avoids newspaper men, and is very careful of what he says, when one of them corners him. Hanlan is more reticent on this matter than he was, but occasionally developes an emphatic word or two, which shows that his opinions have not undergone any change. Hanlan is in fine fettle, and confident, as usual, that he will win. When asked to-night if he intended to go to Australia to meet Laycock, he said it depended on whether he was the "first man" at the end of the season. He smiled as he spoke, and his manner indicated that he didn't have much doubt on that point. He receiv
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